Andreas David Mordtmann

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Andreas David Mordtmann

Andreas David Mordtmann (born February 11, 1811 in Hamburg ; † December 30, 1879 ) was a German orientalist.

Life

Mordtmann, orphaned at an early age, had to prematurely break off his education at the Hamburg School of Academics for financial reasons. He had his first employment as a teacher before the Hamburg Syndicus Karl Sieveking got him a job at the city ​​library as his sponsor . For his knowledge of the Orient, he was finally out of the University of Kiel in 1845 to Dr. phil. PhD . In the same year Mordtmann was represented by the Spanish legation as a representative of the interests of the Hanseatic cities at the Sublime Porte in Constantinople . There he performed various diplomatic tasks until 1859, when he finally joined the Turkish service as a commercial judge. During his time in the Orient, Mordtmann also dealt scientifically with the history of the country and also wrote articles on coin and inscription studies . From 1869 he was a corresponding member of the Royal Bavarian Academy of Sciences , from 1871 a corresponding member of the Greek Philological Society of Constantinople .

The orientalist and diplomat Johann Heinrich Mordtmann , born in Pera near Constantinople in 1852, was his son.

Works (in selection)

  • The Book of Lands by Shekh Ebu Ishak el Farsi el Isztachri . Translated from the Arabic by AD Mordtmann. With a foreword by C. Ritter (Writings of the Academy of Ham, Vol. 1, Abth. 2). Hamburg: Rauhes Haus 1845.
  • Siege and conquest of Constantinople by the Turks in 1453: Adapted from the original sources by AD Mordtmann. Stuttgart; Augsburg: [Cotta] 1858. [Reprints Osnabrück: Biblio-Verlag 1987 and Melle: Wagener-Edition 2004]
  • The Amazons: a contribution to the impartial examination and appreciation of the oldest traditions. Hanover: Hahn 1862.
  • Stambul and modern Turkism: Political, social and biographical images of an Ottoman. Leipzig: Duncker & Humblot 1877-78.

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personal data
SURNAME Mordtmann, Andreas David
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German orientalist
DATE OF BIRTH February 11, 1811
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamburg
DATE OF DEATH December 30, 1879